J.J. Spaun ended his nearly three-year winless streak with a stunning victory at the 2025 US Open. The 34-year-old secured the title by one stroke at Oakmont, becoming the only player to finish under par for the week. Ahead of his participation in the upcoming Scottish Open, the American golfer revealed the encouraging words from legendary Jack Nicklaus that inspired his first major win.His win marked a huge comeback since his last triumph at the Valero Texas Open in April 2022. J.J. Spaun revealed that a brief encounter with Nicklaus at the Memorial Tournament gave him the confidence to push forward.While he missed the cut at Muirfield Village, Spaun claimed Nicklaus stopped him for a brief chat and praised his form. Speaking during the pre-tournament press conference ahead of the Genesis Scottish Open on Wednesday, July 9, J.J. Spaun revealed his conversation with Nicklaus, saying:“I never really engaged with him before that. He just said I was playing really well. I said, ‘Yeah, it would have been nice to win.’ He's like, ‘You keep knocking on that door, you're going to knock one down."The following week, J.J. Spaun made that statement come true by lifting the US Open trophy. Spaun also revealed Nicklaus later sent him a congratulatory letter, which he described as “really cool”."And literally the next week that happened, so he remembered that and sent me a nice note, which was really cool," Spaun added. View this post on Instagram Instagram PostJ.J. Spaun’s 2025 season has been mixed so far. He has made 18 starts, recording one win, a runner-up finish at the Cognizant Classic in the Palm Beaches, along with five top-10s and eight top-25 finishes. He missed the cut at two events and withdrew from the WM Phoenix Open. His US Open win moved him up to No. 8 in the Official World Golf Ranking and No. 7 in the FedEx Cup standings.When will J.J. Spaun tee it up at the Genesis Scottish Open?J.J. Spaun is set to make his 19th start of the 2025 PGA Tour season at the Genesis Scottish Open. He will tee off on Thursday, July 10, at 8:54 a.m. ET from the first tee. He is grouped with Tommy Fleetwood and Connor Syme for the opening round.Here are the full tee times (ET) for Thursday’s first round:Tee No. 12:00 a.m. – Joel Dahmen, Ryan Gerard, Marcel Schneider2:11 a.m. – Henrik Norlander, Darius Van Driel, Ugo Coussaud2:22 a.m. – Dylan Frittelli, Denny McCarthy, Romain Langasque2:33 a.m. – Matt McCarty, Gary Woodland, Eugenio Chacarra2:44 a.m. – Nico Echavarria, Taylor Moore, Marcel Siem2:55 a.m. – Matthieu Pavon, Lee Hodges, Keita Nakajima3:06 a.m. – Karl Vilips, Joe Highsmith, Thorbjørn Olesen3:17 a.m. – Jhonattan Vegas, Jake Knapp, Daniel Hillier3:28 a.m. – Andrew Putnam, Brandon Stone, Frederic Lacroix3:39 a.m. – Mackenzie Hughes, Nacho Elvira, Elvis Smylie3:50 a.m. – Ryo Hisatsune, Yannik Paul, David Ravetto4:01 a.m. – Brandt Snedeker, Andy Sullivan, Angel Hidalgo4:12 a.m. – Max McGreevy, Aaron Cockerill, Hongtaek Kim7:15 a.m. – Michael Kim, Samuel Stevens, Jordan Gumberg7:26 a.m. – Jacob Bridgeman, Victor Perez, Pablo Larrazábal7:37 a.m. – Brian Campbell, Si Woo Kim, Shaun Norris7:48 a.m. – Andrew Novak, Rasmus Højgaard, Daniel Brown7:59 a.m. – Harry Hall, Luke Donald, Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen8:10 a.m. – Harris English, Byeong Hun An, Kristoffer Reitan8:21 a.m. – Brian Harman, Matt Fitzpatrick, Ewen Ferguson8:32 a.m. – Aldrich Potgieter, Ryan Fox, Justin Rose8:43 a.m. – Rory McIlroy, Viktor Hovland, Xander Schauffele8:54 a.m. – J.J. Spaun, Tommy Fleetwood, Connor Syme9:05 a.m. – Tom Kim, Daniel Berger, Marco Penge9:16 a.m. – Thriston Lawrence, Nicolai von Dellingshausen, Alex Fitzpatrick9:27 a.m. – Alex Smalley, David Ford, Francesco LaportaTee No. 102:00 a.m. – Sami Välimäki, Isaiah Salinda, Ockie Strydom2:11 a.m. – Paul Waring, Bernd Wiesberger, Sean Crocker2:22 a.m. – Davis Riley, Richie Ramsay, Guido Migliozzi2:33 a.m. – Maverick McNealy, Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Nicolai Højgaard2:44 a.m. – Aaron Rai, Haotong Li, Jordan Smith2:55 a.m. – Corey Conners, Padraig Harrington, Calum Hill3:06 a.m. – Wyndham Clark, Sungjae Im, John Parry3:17 a.m. – Sepp Straka, Justin Thomas, Laurie Canter3:28 a.m. – Scottie Scheffler, Robert MacIntyre, Adam Scott3:39 a.m. – Ludvig Åberg, Collin Morikawa, Martin Couvra3:50 a.m. – Thomas Detry, Sam Burns, Adrien Saddier4:01 a.m. – Danny Walker, Johannes Veerman, Alejandro Del Rey4:12 a.m. – Rikuya Hoshino, Joe Dean, Ryggs Johnston7:15 a.m. – Bud Cauley, Jacques Kruyswijk, Dan Bradbury7:26 a.m. – Matti Schmid, Niklas Norgaard, Matthew Jordan7:37 a.m. – Danny Willett, Antoine Rozner, Richard Mansell7:48 a.m. – Kevin Yu, Taylor Pendrith, Julien Guerrier7:59 a.m. – Erik van Rooyen, Francesco Molinari, Sebastian Söderberg8:10 a.m. – Nick Taylor, Keith Mitchell, Adrian Otaegui8:21 a.m. – Chris Gotterup, Tom Hoge, Simon Forsström8:32 a.m. – Matt Wallace, Alex Noren, Ashun Wu8:43 a.m. – Alejandro Tosti, Dale Whitnell, Sam Bairstow8:54 a.m. – Matteo Manassero, Jorge Campillo, Grant Forrest9:05 a.m. – Patrick Rodgers, Jesper Svensson, Dylan Naidoo9:16 a.m. – Max Greyserman, Yuto Katsuragawa, Wooyoung Cho9:27 a.m. – Luke Clanton, Junghwan Lee, Todd Clements